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\"sdasd\"<\/a>Two multi-use buildings have collapsed in New York’s east Harlem neighbourhood, killing at least two women and injuring more than a dozen other people.<\/p>\n

The buildings, located on the east block of 116th street and Park Avenue, exploded and collapsed at about 13:00 GMT on Wednesday, according to police.<\/p>\n

“It was an explosion and a building collapsed,” a spokesman for New York police department told the AFP news agency, giving no further details.<\/p>\n

New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio later said that the explosion “destroyed two buildings” that sat above a ground-level church and a piano store.<\/p>\n

A witness who lives across the street told CBS news that he saw the building on fire and that his relatives living further away also felt the blast.<\/p>\n

“I saw a lady running with no shoes on. It was crazy,” he said. “First of all, I thought it was an earthquake. I got calls from my family who felt it too and that was all the way up town.”<\/p>\n

Gas-like odour<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York fire department told AFP that 168 fire fighters had responded to the explosion at the six-storey buildings.<\/p>\n

The fire department said they believed the collapse was triggered by a gas explosion, but investigations were ongoing as rescue workers continued to search for people in the rubble.<\/p>\n

“Con Edison, which is one of the gas companies here, said that they were responding to a gas-like odour just before the explosion occurred,” said Al Jazeera’s Morgan Radford, reporting from the scene.<\/p>\n

“Just before the explosion a resident in a neighboring building complained of a gas odour to Con Edison, officials said.<\/p>\n

Alfonso Quiroz, a spokesman for the gas company said they “dispatched a crew two minutes later and the crews arrived just as the explosion occurred.” He added that Con Edison is “looking at any connection”.<\/p>\n

Michael Parrella, a spokesman for the fire department, said: “It’s a very active scene. It’s a very chaotic scene.”<\/p>\n

All train services in and out of Grand Central Terminal were cancelled until further notice due to the explosion.<\/p>\n

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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